猿猴
yuán hóu
Pinyin

Definition

猿猴
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yuán hóu
  1. apes and monkeys

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

hóu zi
  1. 1 monkey
  2. 2 classifier: 只 zhī
mí hóu táo
  1. 1 kiwi fruit
  2. 2 Chinese gooseberry
rén yuán
  1. 1 orangutan
hóu
  1. 1 monkey
  2. 2 classifier: 只 zhī
hóu ér
  1. 1 little devil

Idioms (6)

心猿意马
xīn yuán yì mǎ
  1. 1 lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.)
  2. 2 to have ants in one's pants
  3. 3 hyperactive
  4. 4 adventurous and uncontrollable
杀鸡儆猴
shā jī jǐng hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to punish an individual as an example to others
  3. 3 pour encourager les autres
杀鸡吓猴
shā jī xià hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. 2 pour encourager les autres
杀鸡警猴
shā jī jǐng hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. 2 pour encourager les autres
沐猴而冠
mù hóu ér guàn
  1. 1 lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. worthless person in imposing attire